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DRAMATIS PERSONAE 



Mr. Harry Norwood 

W11.1.1AM 

Mrs. Kate Norwood 



SET SCENE 

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Norwood, New York City. 
A dining-room richly and tastefully furnished. Doors right 
and centre. Sideboard with silver service at left. 



Time: Evening. 




The RELAPSE of WILLIAM 

Discovered: Mr, Harry Norwood, a gentleman approaching 
middle age, is seated alone at dining table which is cleared, 
with the exception of after dinner coffee. Mr. Norwood is 
smoking a cigar and turning over the pages of his evening 
paper. A short scene of business only to show that Harry 
is at home and that he is very comfortable. 

Enter William : He is greatly agitated and unhappy. William 
is a small man of about sixty-five with a face zvhich indicates 
one who has suffered greatly. He walks in a characteristic 
manner, which is almost furtive. There are to be gradations 
in the development of William's character; at first, we see 
in him only an old fool; then he wins our respect and at last 
we love him. William is to be garrulous and slightly deaf. 
All his mistakes are prompted by kindness of heart. He is 
entirely ignorant of the zvays and moods of such women as 
Mrs. Norwood; to him, his master's bride is a strange and 
wonderful object of adoration, but she fails at first to under- 
stand William. 

William 
[Speaking in almost a whisper and looking at door] 
Master Harry. 

Harry 
[Indifferently and reading paper} 
Well, William? 



William 



[Brokenly] 
Master Harry. 



THE RELAPSE 



Harry notices distress in Wil- 
LiAM^s voice and turns to him. 

Harry 
What's the matter, WilHam? 

William 
[Very earnestly] 
The missus is angry, Master Harry. She's very angry. 

Harry 
[Returning to his paper] 
About what? 

William 
At me, sir. 

Harry 
Nonsense ! 

William 
[With emotion] 
She don't want me here any more; she's told me to find another 
place. I 

Harry 
[Surprised and putting down his paper] 
Why, my wife hasn't found out anything, has she? 

William 
[Garrulously] 
A woman knows without ''finding out," Master Harry. The 
missus distrusts me and she's given me my notice, Master 
Harry; she's given-,me my notice. 

Harry 
When did she do that, WilHam? 

William 
Just now, right after dinner. 

Harry 
Sure you didn't misunderstand her? 



OF WILLIAM 

William goes to the sideboard 
and arranges the silver, which he 
handles lovingly, 

William 
[Sadly] 
Oh, I heard her, Master Harry ; she told me to go away. 

Harry 
Now, now, William, remember she's a little bride — maybe she*s 
nervous or a bit homesick, or something like that. We must 
make her happy. 

William 
I've tried so hard to please her, but she doesn't like me, Master 
Harry — she doesn't like me. 

[Door closes off stage.] 
Harry 
[Confidently] 

Humor her, William ! Humor her ! I'll show you ! 
[Enter Kate] 

Mrs. Kate Norwood is a young 
bride; very lovely but unreasonable 

Harry 
[Pleasantly] 

What's this about William, Kate? 

Kate 
That will do, William. [William does not hear her] 

[Louder] 
That will do, William! Do leave the silver alone for a moment! 

William 
Yes **mum." 

Kate 
[Wearily] 
Please — please stop calling me *'mum !" 

William 

Beg pardon, "ma'am" — no — *'mum" — I mean 

[Stops helplessly] 



THE RELAPSE 



Harry notices Kate's glance of 
despair. 

Harry 
[Sternly, but with a look at William] 
Yes, William, you must really remember it's "madam" — 
''madam/' 

William 
[Miserably] 
I know — I know, Master Harry; I'll remember — I'll remember. 

[Exit William] 

Harry 
William tells me that you have given him notice. 

Kate 
[Sweetly] 
I'm sorry I had to, Harry ; but you see, we really must get rid of 
him. 

Harry 

But why, Kate? 

Kate 
Don't you see, my dear, that he's absolutely impossible? 

Harry 
But you might have consulted me, Kate; William has been with 
me for years and years. 

Kate 
[Seriously] 
Oh, he was all very^well to wait on you as a bachelor, but now 
we ought to have a butler, in livery, with our monogram on 
the buttons. 

H a r r y 
[Surpj'ised] 
Good Lord ! 

Kate 
[Reprovingly] 
Harry ! 



OF WILLIAM 

Harry 
Very well, Kate dear; William can wear a livery if you insist 
on it. 

Kate 
[Laughing] 
William in a livery! It would only make him more ridiculous 
than he is! No, William will not do at all, and you know it! 
Why, he'd make a perfect show of us when we begin to 
entertain ! 

Harry 
[Conciliatingly] 
Now, you don't want to turn the old fellow into the street? 

Kate 
Why, he could get something else to do — something he could do. 
Oh, I've got a splendid idea ! 

Harry 
Good! What is it? 

Kate 
Take WilHam in your office! Make him your bookkeeper! 

Harry 
[Laughs] 
My dear ! He's had no training for that position. 

Kate 
Make him a porter, then. 

Harry 
He's too old. 

Kate 
Pension him; send him to some home — some charity. 

Harry 
[Seriously] 
Oh ! that would break his heart ! 

Kate 
[Pouting and a trifle suspicious] 
Why are you always so frightfully considerate of William ? 



THE RELAPSE 



Harry 
Well, Fm fond of him. 

Kate 
[Breaking out] 
That's just it, you've spoiled him! He doesn't know his place. 
He considers himself one of the family ! 

Harry 
I haven't noticed it. 

Kate 
Well, I have. He's altogether too famiHar; I'm tired of listening 
to his eternal chatter! 

Harry 
Don't you appreciate that it's his kindness of heart? He's only 
trying to entertain you. 

Kate 
Entertain me ! 

[Imitating William] 
"You'd better sit over here at the window by the light, mum. 

Don't you feel a draft, mum? This chair by the fire is more 

comfortable." 



Harry 
He thinks he must tak^ care of you, Kate. 

Kate 

And he's forever at the sideboard polishing and mumbhng over 

our silver. 

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Harry 

That silver is the apple of his eye. 

Kate 
[Suddenly] 
Why? 

Harry 
[After a pause] 
Because he's in charge of it, I suppose. 



OF WILLIAM 



Kate 
[Becoming excited] 
No! 

Harry 
[Anxiously] 
Kate! What's the matter? 

Kate 
There's something about him! I can't explain it, but I feel it! 
And he's forever watching me ! 

Harry 
[Soothingly] 
Kate! Kate! 

Kate 
Sometimes I look up — William is there! 

Harry 
Well? 

Kate 
But I do not hear him enter the room. Who is he? What did 
he do before he came to you? 

Harry 
What difference does that make, now, Kate? 

Kate 
Why do you make such a mystery about him? 

Harry 
There's no mystery at all. 

Kate 
He's no butler, and he's never been a butler! I know it by the 
way he talks. 

Harry 
Just give him time ; he'll learn his duties perfectly. 

Kate 
[Sitting on the arm of Harry's chair] 
Harry, dear, don't you think I'm competent to manage the house- 
hold? 



THE RELAPSE 



Harry 
[Soothingly] 
Of course you are! Of course you are, Kate! 

Kate 
Before we were married you said that everything here should be 
as I wished it; didn't you? 

Harry 
I did. 

Kate 
That I could have my own way about the house. 

Harry 
Yes, dear. 

Kate jumps up and rings bell. 
But to-night you're tired and nervous; rest — sleep over it! Wait 
till to-morrow, then you'll see the whole matter in a different 
light. 
[Enter William] 

Kate 
William, I gave you notice this afternoon ; I want you to go now 
do you understand me? 

William 
[With hand to ear] 
Yes, mum; what is it? 

Kate 
[Screaming] 
Pack up your things I 

William 
[Looking appealingly at Harry] 
Yes, mum. 

Harry 
Wait, Kate! 

Kate 
I'm tired of screaming at him. 



OF WILLIAM 

Harry 
[Firmly] 
But I can't do it, Kate ! 

Kate 
[Surprised] 
"Can't!" What do you mean — "can't?" Do you mean to say 
that William is to remain, after I have discharged him? 

William polishes the silv&r ex- 
citedly. 

Harry 
That's what I mean, Kate. 

Kate 
[Angrily] 
You won't let me dismiss him? 

Harry 
Why, Kate, is this going to be our first quarrel? 

Kate 
[Furiously] 
It's your fault! You began it! You humiliate your wife like 
this in the presence of a servant ! 

Harry 
Now, don't destroy the honeymoon ; it's to last forever, you know. 
Let's drop, the subject. We'll go to the theater. 

Kate 
No, I don't care to go I ^ 

Harry 
Please, Kate. 

Kate 
No! 

Harry 

[Getting his hat and coat] 

Then I'll look in at the Club. 

. [Exit Kate in a temper] 

Business for William helping on 
with coat. 



THE RELAPSE 



William 
Is she "hep" to me, Master Harry? 

Harry 
No, if she knew anything she'd have mentioned it, William. 
Everything will be all right, she'll get over it. 

[Exit Harry, cool and master- 
ful] 
William, greatly troubled, re- 
turns to the silver, 
[Enter Kate, hastily] 

Kate 
[Excitedly] 
William, my trunk ! 

William 
[Aghast] 
Trunk ? 

Kate 

[Speaking louder] 
No, my dress-suit case ! 

William 
[Pretending to be stupid] 
But, mum 

Kate 
"Mum!" My — dress-suit — case! Get it at once! And my 

valise 

William hesitates 
They are in the hall closet. 

[Looking at watch] 
And hurry, I've just time to catch my train. 

William 
[Looking at clock] 
Did you say "train," mum? What time does it go? 

Kate 
Never mind I 

[Exit William, slowly] 

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OF WILLIAM 



Kate brings in clothes from next 
room. 
[Re-enter William zmth dress-suit case and valise. 

William 
[With assumed stupidity] 
Were you thinking of making a visit, mum? 

Kate 
I don't care to discuss the matter with you. 

Kate packs her clothes in dress- 
suit case. 

William 
[Trying again] 
But surely you won't stay long, will you ? 

Kate 
Telephone for a cab ! 

Business for Kate_, selecting pair 
of gloves which she intends to 
wear. She lays them on table. 
Business for William, at 'phone. 

William 
Give me Grammercy 6223. 

Kate 
[Suspiciously] 
The Club ! 

William 
Master Harry always gets his cabs there. "Hello, is Mr. Nor- 
wood there?" 

Kate 
[Taking receiver away] 
No, you don't! 

William 
Oh, isn't Master Harry going with you ? 

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THE RELAPSE 



Kate 
[At 'phone, during which William stealthily unpacks the 
dress-suit case] 
"Hello ! No, I do not want to talk to Mr. Norwood ; I want you 
to send a cab to his house at once! You know the address? 
All right, thank you !" 

Kate 
[To William, sarcastically] 
There ! 

Kate goes to door of her room 
and points off stage. 
See those hat boxes on the shelf ? Go and get them. 

[Exit William into other roomi 

Kate 

[Directing him] 
Stand on the chair ! Not that one ! The large white box ! No ! 

Yes, and the other — the blue one — bring them here ! 
IRe-enter William with two hat boxes.] 

William 
Are these the ones? 

Kate selects the hat in blue box. 

Kate 
[Handing white box to William] 
Put it back on the shelf and hurry up ! 



William 
Yes, mum. 



Kate brings in toilet articles and 
jewelry. While doing so, William 
changes the hats in the blue and 
white boxes; he leaves the wrong 
hat in the blue box, taking the 
right one in the white box. 

Re-enter William ; he watches 
Kate pack her toilet articles and 
jewelry in the valise. 



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OF WILLIAM 

William 
[Comments pathetically as she places articles in valise] 

Wedding present from Master Harry's best man 

"Gift of the groom" 

Kate zvatches William out of 
corner of her eyes and then turns 
and discovers the unpacked dress- 
suit case. She repacks it with dis- 
play of temper. 

Kate 
[Going to hat box] 
Now ! 

Kate finds the wrong hat 
[Completely out of patience'] 
William, you did that on purpose ! 

William 
I'm very sorrow, mum; shall I get the other one? 

Kate 
No, I'll get it myself ; you're only trying to delay me. 

[Exit Kate] 
William hides her gloves in the 
dress-suit case. 

Re-enter Kate with hat and fur 
coat. Business for Kate at look- 
ing-glass putting on her hat. 

William 
[With consternation] 
You're not really going ! You can't be in earnest ! 

Kate 
You'll see whether I am or not. 

William 
But at least wait till to-morrow. 

Kate 
[Speaking to herself] 
Not much ! 

13 



THE RELAPSE 



William 
Oh, but you'll wait and say good-bye to Master Harry, won't 
you? It is a dreadful thing to leave your husband this way — 
so sudden like. You're surely going to write him a letter and 
tell him where you've gone? 

K x\ T E 

I'll give you the pleasure of letting him know that I've gone home. 

During the preceding William 
has possessed himself of Kate's 
fur coat. Business for William 
zvith coat, very slowly. Trying to 
gain time and looking at clock. 

Kate 
My coat, William. 

William 
What a beauty! Master Harry gave you this, didn't he? You 
wore it yesterday morning and he and I watched you from the 
window ; you certainly looked very well in it, mum ; you looked 
very well, indeed ! Wasn't we proud and happy ! 

Kate snatches coat and puts it on 
without his assistance! 

William 
[Pleading very sincerely while she puts on her coat] 
I know I'm only a servant, mum, but if you go away you'll regret 
it all the rest of your life. Don't you remember that you prom- 
ised to love, honor and obey your husband. Yes, you're break- 
ing your promise, [earnestly] and a promise is an awful thing. 
Not that I don't mean a Httle disagreement now and then is 
all right, because the making up — the making up — is the sweet- 
est part of all. 

Kate 
[Looking around and speaking to herself] 
Where are my gloves? 

William 
[While they look for gloves] 
I'll look for them, mum. Suppose something happened to him — 



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OF WILLIAM 

taken sick, or an accident — a cruel, heart-rending, pitiful acci- 
dent! 
[A pause] 
What will Master Harry do without you? What's to become of 
him after you're gone ? 

Kate 
[Sarcastically] 
He'll have you to entertain him. Now, William, where are my 
gloves ! 

Kate at last opens dress-suit case 
and finds her gloves, which she puts 
on. 
See if the carriage has come. 

William 
[At window] 
No, mum. 

Kate 
[Running to window] 
It has ; I heard it ! Where's my purse ! My purse ! 

[Picks up gold purse which William watches eagerly] 
Ah ! Here i<- is ! Now bring that bag downstairs. 

William takes the dress-suit 
case and stands still. Kate goes to 
door. 

William 
[As KIate is about to exit] 
Wait! Wait! Mrs. Norwood, you've forgotten something! 

William snatches up large pho- 
tograph of Harry and rushing 
over to Kate holds it in front of 
her face. 
[With great emotion'] 
Oh, look at this, mum ! You'll take it with you, won't you ? 

During the following he picks her 
pocket. 



15 



THE RELAPSE 



This can easily be done by means 
of a duplicate purse which Wil- 
liam conceals in his hand and 
passes it quickly over her pocket 
and then shows it in his hand be- 
fore putting into his own pocket. 
He adores you. Yes, and you love him — I know you do. Every 
one loves Master Harry. [Very earnestly] I knoiv you love 
him, mum, and if he could walk right in here now, everything 
would be forgiven and forgotten! 

Kate 
Stop talking and bring that bag ! 

William replaces the photo- 
graph sorrowfully. 

Kate 
Hurry up ! 

[Feeling her pocket] 
Oh, wait a minute ! 

Kate discovers the loss of her 
purse. 

William 
Yes, mum ; what is it ? 

Kate 

[Eyeing William suspiciously] 
My purse — my gold purse ! 

William 
[Feigning surprise]' 
Yes, mum? 

Kate 
Where did I put that ? 

William 
Shall I look for it, mum? 

William pretends to assist 
Kate in her search for the purse. 
IVe see his satisfaction at having 
accomplished his purpose. 



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OF WILLIAM 

Kate 
[Looking around excitedly] 
I don't see it anywhere! 
[Enter Harry] 

Kate 
[Startled] 
Oh! 

WiLLiAM^s joy at seeing his mas- 
ter appear is apparent. He moves 
a chair so as to conceal Kate's 
baggage^ 

Harry 
[Surprised at the disordered room] 
What's the matter? 

William 
[Hesitatingly] 
She's lost her pocketbook, Master Harry. We've been looking 
for it everywhere. 

Harry 
[Looking around] 
I should say you had ! 

Kate 
[Suddenly] 
It's not lost! 

Harry 
Where is it? 

Kate 
Your friend William has it ! 

William manifests embarrass- 
ment. 
Harry 
[Astonished] 
William ? Impossible ! 

Kate 
I saw it right here a moment ago and now it's gone ! No one 
could have taken it but William ! 



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THE RELAPSE 



Harry 
But why should he take it? 

Kate 
For spite ! Because I wanted him discharged ! 

Harry 
William, have you Mrs. Norwood's purse? 

William 
No, Master Harry. 

Kate 
Search him ! 

Harry 
[Confidently] 
Kate, I think that's unnecessary. WilHam's word is- 

K a T E 
[Interrupting him. Going to *phone] 
If you don't Til call an officer! 

William 
[In terror] 



Don't do that, Mrs. Norwood ! Don't do that, I beg of you ! 

Harry^s face shows his doubt 
and astonishment at William's 
fright. 

Kate 
[In triumph] 
I thought so! [To Harry] Now, are you satisfied? 

Harry 
[Very seriously] -» 
William, I'm going to search you. 

William 
Yes, Master Harry. 

Harry 
And you know the reason why. 

William 
Yes, sir; I do. 

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OF WILLIAM 

Harry searches William; the 
purse is not found on him; the very 
pocket into which we have seen him 
put it is turned inside out, but it is 
not there. 

Harry 
[Angrily to Kate] 
Now, see what you've made me do! [To William] William, 
I apologize ! 

Kate 
[With scorn] 
Apologize ! Apologize ! 

Harry 
[To Kate] 
Yes; for the injustice I've done him. 

Kate 
[Excitedly] 
No ; you beg his pardon because you're afraid of him ! 

William 
Oh, Mrs. Norwood ; let me explain 

Harry 
[Interrupting William] 
I believe you accused William of this thing simply because you 
don't like him; you hoped to get rid of him by this unjust 
accusation ! 

Kate 
And you don't discharge him because you don't dare do it ! This 
man has some hold upon you ! There is something between you 
two — something you want concealed ! 

Harry and William look at 
each other 

Harry 
Nothing discreditable; won't you take my word for it, Kate? 

Kate 
No ; I insist on knowing ! 



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THE RELAPSE 



Harry 
Some other time ; when you are more reasonable. 

Kate 
I'll not live with you another hour with this mystery hanging 
over me. [With great earnestness] I'm going to leave you! 

She goes to the door; William 
detains her. 
Let me alone ! Let me alone ! Don't you dare touch me ! 

William 
I don't see how you can go, mum ; you haven't any money. You've 
lost your pocketbook, you know. 

Kate 
[At door] 
I'll go, purse or no purse ! . 

Harry 
This is dreadful ! 

William 
You'd better tell her, Master Harry. 

Harry 
She'll send you away. 

William 
Tell her, Master Harry. 

Harry 
No! 

William 
[To Kate, in despair] 
What do you want to know ? 

Kate 
I want to know all about your relations with my husband from 
the beginning ! Where did you get acquainted with him ? 

When William starts his story 
Kate and Harry are at opposite 
sides of the room, or at least far 
apart. 

20 



OF WILLIAM 



William 
It was right here, mum; in this room — at night — on my knees; 
right over here by the sideboard ! 

William suddenly lifts the cover 

off sideboard, which forms a bag, 

inclosing the silver; he sets it upon 

the floor and kneels beside it. 

And all this .very same silver was piled up on the floor around 

me. This dinner set — these knives and forks — and that spoon 

— see the bend in the handle? That's how I knew the stuff 

was solid ! I was putting 'em into my bag 

[Business with improvised bag] 
Heard a noise! 

[Springing up] 
Closed the slide of my dark lantern — so! 

William pushes an electric but- 
ton; lights go out. Kate screams 
and runs and pushes two buttons 
in her attempt to get light, a button 
at back of the room by door; one 
light goes up at sideboard and one 
in outer hall, which reflects in mir- 
ror, creating ''spotlight'' effect, dis- 
closing William, collar turned up, 
hair pulled over eyes, masked with 
handkerchief. 
That's just what happened! The electric lights sprang up and 

I was looking into the barrel of a revolver in the hand of 

Master Harry! 

Kate 
[Scornfully] 
I knew it ! You were a thief I 

William 
[With great dignity] 
I was a "second-story" man — an "all around crook !" 

21 



THE RELAPSE 

Kate 
[In triumph] 
And Harry caught you — had you arrested — sent to prison ! 

William 
[Smiling] 
No ! He was too good-natured that night to do anything like that. 

Kate 
[Suspiciously] 
What do you mean? 

William 
He was drunk. 

Kate 
[Astonished] 
He? Harry? Intoxicated? 

William 
[Reminiscently] 
You may say that, mum. He sat over there with his feet on the 
table ; he said I was a good fellow 

Kate 
Stop ! Fve heard enough ! 

William 
[Continuing] 
He made me sit down and he gave me a cigar — a Perfecto, mum, 
— and began to read me a lecture about being dishonest. And 
then I explained to him that his habit meant suffering, miser- 
able old age, poverty, disgrace; and that it was a thing which 
had brought many a good man down — down, down to what I 
was at that time. I proved to him that the only difference 
between drink and dishonesty is that one is the beginning and 
the other is the end. 

William pauses, overcome with 
emotion. 

Kate 
[Interested] 
Yes ; go on ! 

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OF WILLIAM 



William 
[With great earnestness] 

He made me tell him all about myself, and I told him the truth, 
mum, and he seemed to understand how, after the law once 
gets hold of a man there isn't a chance in the world for an 
honest job! Perhaps you've heard the saying "Once a crook, 
always a crook." It's pretty nearly true, mum; but it shouldn't 
be. 

Kate 
Well ! Well ! What did he do then ? 

William 
[Proudly] 

Made me his butler! Put me in charge of the very stuff I tried 
to steal ! 

Kate 
Of all the absurd things to do. 

William 
Don't say that, mum ! He gave me a chance to be honest ! No 
one in the world but Master Harry would have done that. 

Kate 
But the risk he ran in trusting you ! 

William 
No risk, mum ; he was perfectly safe, for he made an agreement 
with me that night. A solemn, binding agreement, mum, and 
we shook hands on it. 

Kate 
Now, we're going to get at it ! What was this agreement ? 

William 
[With great earnestness] 

We swore that he would ''cut out" the liquor after that— that he 
would never take another drop— and that I should give up 
being dishonest and that we should live together as long as we 
kept our pledges. 
[With pride] 

Then I put him to bed, and I put that silver back where it 
belonged. 

23 



THE RELAPSE 



Kate 
And you have kept that promise, Harry ? 

Harry 
Yes ; and so has VVihiam. 

The preceding scene has taken 
place on a dark stage; only one 
light shines on William's face. 
William turns up the lights and 
we see the effect of his story. Kate 
is in her husband's arms. No word 
is spoken, but William's delight is 
apparent. 

Business for William going to 
door. 

William 
[Sadly] 
Good-bye, mum. 

Harry and Kate 
[Surprised] 
WilHam ! 

William 
I'm leaving. Master Harry. 

Harry 
No, no, William ! Everything is all right now ! 

William 
I'm not going to stay and spoil your happiness! 
I know the missus doesn't like me 

Kate 
[Interrupting] 
Yes, I do, William — now ! 

William 
I've got to go. Master Harry ; there's another reason. 

Harry 
What is it, Willaim? 



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OF WILLIAM 



William 
[Solemnly] 
I've broken my pledge. 

Harry 
[With surprise] 
William ! You did steal her pocketbook ? 

Kate 
[Suddenly realizing] 
For me, Harry ; to keep me from leaving you. 

Harry 
[Astonished] 
What do you mean, Kate ? 

Kate 
[Pushing back chair that conceals her baggage] 
Look, Harry, my things were packed; don't you see that I have 
my hat and coat on ? Why, all this evening I've been trying to 
run away from you — and William wouldn't let me. 

Harry 
[Reconciled] 
Kate! 

Kate 
[Genuinely] 
William, you shall stay here just as long as you live ! I forgive 
you for stealing my purse — but — where is it? 

Harry 
You said you didn't have it. 

William 
:new you'd "frisk" me, so I "planted" it. 
> William goes to Harry's photo- 

*p g^C'ph, takes her purse from behind 

+j it and hands it to Kate. Then he 

Q -«<' goes to the silver and begins to 

o **• * polish it. 

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